What is the European Foundation for Management Development?
EFMD is a global organisation devoted to the continuous improvement of management development.

What does EFMD do?
It brings together leading academics and senior executives from business schools and companies and provides them with unparalleled benchmarking and networking opportunities. The members who communicate through the array of network activities learn from each other and use this knowledge to manage more effectively and to increase their competitive edge.

Where is EFMD based?
The EFMD head office is in Brussels, Belgium.

Who are EFMD members?
More than 20,000 management development professionals are actively involved in the network. EFMD has over 700 member organisations from academia, business, public service and consultancy in more than 80 countries. Many of the world’s leading business schools and companies currently use the EFMD network to their advantage.

How is EFMD funded?
EFMD is a not-for-profit organisation that is funded in part by membership fees. Additional funds come from grants, contracts, fee-based services, and from the sale of publications and advertising.

Who manages EFMD?
EFMD is led by a Director General who works with a Board of Directors composed of representatives from across the membership.

What is EFMD’s mission?
“EFMD acts as a catalyst to promote and enhance excellence in management development in Europe and worldwide.”

There are three different elements to EFMD’s mission.

• The first is to be a networking organisation providing events and opportunities for people involved in management development to interact with one another on different themes, and also to enable bridge-building between business schools and corporations.
• The second focuses on the issue of quality – we help our members with continuous quality improvement. To do this, we have established EQUIS - the European Quality Improvement System and EPAS - the EFMD Programme accreditation System for business schools. CLIP - the Corporate Learning Improvement Process is a quality assessment service for corporate universities, while universities and CEL is the EFMD programme accreditation for technology-enhanced learning for both business schools and corporate universities.
• Thirdly, EFMD acts as a leading advocate and lobbyist for its members and the management education profession via continuous dialogue with leading institutions such as the European Commission, UN Global Compact, UNDP and World Bank / IFC.

Can I sponsor research projects and events?
Yes. Members often wish to become more actively aligned with issues that are strategically important to their organisations and can do so by sponsoring EFMD research projects and events.

Do you have any periodicals to keep me up-to date with global management practice?
Yes. Global Focus the EFMD business magazine provides you with in-depth updates on the professional management development community and features topical reports and insight from leading experts.

The EFMD eNews covers membership news, learning group reports, international job opportunities, relevant events, latest research and new publications and the EFMD web site www.efmd.org is the platform for management development updates and includes the latest information from across the whole international network.

What networking and learning opportunities does EFMD offer?
EFMD's networking and learning opportunities cover a variety of different formats ranging from large-scale conferences to small peer-based meetings and working groups, which usually run for a two–year period and result in an in-depth research study. The diversity of the EFMD network allows members to meet with peers to discuss, share and benchmark experiences. For the different functions within a member organisation, there are specifically designed networking events:

Corporate Members

Sharing Best Practice Workshops

Annual Conference

Deans and Directors General

MBA Programme Directors

Directors of Executive Development Centres and Executive Programmes

External Relations, Marketing, Alumni Affairs, Fundraising

Directors of Undergraduate Programmes

New Deans

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Small Business

Public Sector Management Development All meetings are conducted in an atmosphere of confidence and trust, enabling members to address the issues that concern them most.

Why should I join EFMD?
Membership of EFMD will provide you with the opportunity to learn, share and explore with the network.

How much does it cost to join EFMD?
Membership fees range from €2000 for Affiliated Membership to €5000 for Full Membership plus indexation.

How do I join?
Contact the Brussels office and we will send you an application form, or alternatively everything you need is available on our website www.efmd.org.
Once your application has been processed and approved, you will start to receive our publications and invitations to attend EFMD events.